Ed Schmidt Never Expected To Keep His 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback For 40 Years
Lonny Childress pulled over, set the parking brake, and announced, “Now you drive.”
I was visiting Gateway Classic Mustang to check out their new vintage Mustang suspension system (see “Gateway to Modern Handling” in the August 2010 issue) and got more than I bargained for when Lonny and his brother, Jason, pointed out Ed Schmidt’s ’67 GT fastback on a corner lift. Gateway had recently completed the restoration of Ed’s original-owner Mustang, complete with the installation of Gateway’s new suspension, so the car offered a perfect opportunity for a test on the streets around the Gateway shop.
